Welcome to Mangas ...
So far, we found very little information about Mangas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mangas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mangas, please Contact Us.
Mangas would have been located within present day Catron County<2>.
The location of Mangas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mangas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mangas is 7,370 feet [2,246 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Mangas is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Mangas was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Mangas (for example, toward Springerville (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Mangas still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities near Mangas ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Mangas.
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Catron County
- Pie Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie Town
- Pie Town is located in Catron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pie Town <5>
- Quemado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quemado
- Quemado is located in Catron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quemado <5>
- Aragon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
- Aragon is located in Catron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <5>
- Gutierrezville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutierrezville
- Gutierrezville is located in Catron County
- Datil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datil
- Datil is located in Catron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Datil <5>
- Apache Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache Creek
- Apache Creek is located in Catron County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mangas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mangas.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mangas. See our Newspapers Page for Mangas.
Adding Mangas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mangas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mangas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mangas post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mangas.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mangas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Catron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mangas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |